Retro Reviews

When Psycho rode its massive hype train into theaters in 1960, its promotion and formula were considered groundbreaking. Alfred Hitchcock had found his magnum opus, raising the slasher film into prominence for perhaps the first time on a national level in America. Twenty-three years later, after Hitchcock was no longer living, a …

Hitting the theatre on July 19,1991, Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey follows two robots, Evil Bill (Alex Winter) and Evil Ted (Keanu Reeves), who are sent by evil tyrant Chuck De Nomolos (Joss Ackland: Caligula 1979 – read our retro review here) back to the 20th century where they try …

One question we horror fans hear a lot is: What’s a good scary movie? What’s the one movie that really scared you? This is a question I hear often, and honestly, I always answer it truthfully. There are tons of movies that horrified me and some I just love to …

It was on this day, June 27th of 1966, that audiences watched a train hurtling through the cold, moonlit night along a rocky coastline. Aboard this train was a young woman in her twenties, Victoria Winters (Alexandra Moltke). Her destination: the small fishing village of Collinsport, Maine. She has been …

The homemade aesthetic of no budget indie horror flicks has long had an appeal to me. They have a different flavor from their more polished and conventionally made brethren. I also love seeing my longtime home of Columbus, Ohio, onscreen since it doesn’t happen very often. I’m sure most American …

First released in the United States on June 25, 1976, Richard Donner’s The Omen is still a compelling film 45 years later for many horror fans. Every film has its detractors, however, and this one is no exception. For example, a review from The New York Times called The Omen …

Thirty five years ago on June 27, 1986, a Jim Henson film was released that, to this day, I watch on a weekly basis. Not because it is scary or full of gore and horror but because of the mere beauty and beguiling mystery it has. For years, I have …

I first saw The Monster Club on the crazy local UHF channel we had back in the day. I then re-visited it some 30 plus years later when it hit Prime. At that moment it dawned on me that The Monster Club was a perfect confluence of two equally great …

It isn’t every day that you come across movies that make you grin with the strange particularity that filmmakers like Dario Argento can bring. Although Demons didn’t get much attention at the time, looking back at the film now, we can’t help but see the genius behind the motion picture. …

When Friday The 13th was released in 1980, most people (including its cast and crew) believed it would be a standalone horror film. Enter Friday The 13th Part 2 the following year. Once the studios realized that these slasher films would be cheap to produce and easy to turn a profit, we …